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Up in Green Bay, you’re more likely to hear it referred to as The Sham In San Fran.

One game. A pair of the NFL’s most fabled franchises. Two different sets of emotions in the cities they so proudly represent.

When the Packers and 49ers take the field to clash helmets at The Stadium Formerly Known As Candlestick on Saturday, it will be the first time these two NFC powers have faced each other in San Francisco for a post-season game since Jan. 3, 1999.

What a doozy that game turned out to be.

With Hall of Famer Steve Young and future Hall member Brett Favre tossing the pigskin all over the lot, the Packers held a 27-23 lead with the clock ticking down.

With the Packers needing just one more stop to seal the deal, Young took the snap at the Packers 25, almost went down to the turf when he slipped, composed himself, then fired a dart through a sea of arms and bodies.

And right into the chest of Terrell Owens.

The clock showed 0:00. Fans went bonkers. An emotional T.O., who had been plagued by a series of drops, began bawlin’ his eyes out. All the while, the 49ers broadcasters were screaming over the air.

“Owens! ... Owens! ... Owens! ...”

This arguably was the most memorable playoff moment these 49ers fans had seen on home turf since Dwight Clark turned in “The Catch” to beat the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC championship game on Jan. 10, 1982.

During a conference call this week, Young fondly recalled what was one of the highlight plays of his career.

“Let’s face it, it’s the last play of the game and you’ve got go to the end zone,” Young recalled. “You’ve got to move people around, and (the Packers) are not going to move around because there’s nowhere to go. So to get some kind of movement from LeRoy (Butler, a Packers safety) and get movement from Darren (Sharper, the other safety) that shouldn’t be there, (it) is the toughest job.

“To have them believe you’re doing something else, after facing each other over and over and over, was one of the great feats. The play in general, not just the throw, but getting people to move and making an opening that shouldn’t be there, that was a higher degree of difficulty.”

It was a overwhelming feeling of jubilation for then-49ers coach Steve Mariucci. For Packers coach Mike Holmgren, well, not so much.

“To this day, I’m sure ... Mike Holmgren is saying, ‘How in the world did we allow that to happen?’ ” Young said.

“This was not a jump ball that T.O. jumped higher than everybody and wrestled to the ground and figured out some way to make a catch. This was tactical, run a play, find an opening and move the football.”

Indeed, “The Catch II” would end up being one of the greatest finishes in NFL history.

Just don’t bring it up in Green Bay.

THREE QUESTIONS WITH ... JOHN KUHN

The Toronto Sun goes 1-on-1 with the popular fullback of the Green Bay Packers as he prepares to face the 49ers in an NFC divisional playoff showdown in San Francisco. Kuhn has scored at least one touchdown in each of the past four post-seasons.

1. SUN: Is your offence starting to hit on all cylinders heading to San Francisco after last weekend’s 24-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings?

KUHN: “We are a work in progress. We wanted to get off to a good start by getting as many guys involved in the offence as possible. When Aaron (Rodgers) spreads the ball around like that (10 different receivers caught passes versus Minnesota), it gets everyone into the flow of the game. I think it makes us more effective.”

2. SUN: Is there any kind of mindset of seeking revenge against the 49ers, who dumped you and the Packers 30-22 right in Lambeau Field back in Week 1 of the regular season?

KUHN: “A lot has changed for both teams since that game. It will be emotional though. Not only is it a playoff game, but they kicked our butts on our home turf. We have to take advantage of what we learned from that game. But the way we look at it, the San Francisco game will be just the second step in what we hope will be a four-game (post-season) winning streak. That’s the way we are looking at it.”

3. SUN: You’ve become a cult hero with Cheeseheads all over the country. Every time you touch the ball, there are chants of Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuhn that rain down on you in whatever stadium you happen to be playing in. What’s that like?

KUHN: “I love it. The Green Bay fans are just so supportive of myself and the Packers wherever we play. They're everywhere. They call out my name and you just feed off that. It’s an incredible feeling.”

Revels in memory of last-second game-winning grab by Terrell Owens

Up in Green Bay, you’re more likely to hear it referred to as The Sham In San Fran.

One game. A pair of the NFL’s most fabled franchises. Two different sets of emotions in the cities they so proudly represent.

When the Packers and 49ers take the field to clash helmets at The Stadium Formerly Known As Candlestick on Saturday, it will be the first time these two NFC powers have faced each other in San Francisco for a post-season game since Jan. 3, 1999.

What a doozy that game turned out to be.

With Hall of Famer Steve Young and future Hall member Brett Favre tossing the pigskin all over the lot, the Packers held a 27-23 lead with the clock ticking down.

With the Packers needing just one more stop to seal the deal, Young took the snap at the Packers 25, almost went down to the turf when he slipped, composed himself, then fired a dart through a sea of arms and bodies.